Path breaking research on airborne laser scanning

The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation proudly announces that the 2011 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Erik Næsset, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, for his path breaking research that incorporates the airborne laser scanning method as an integral part of forest inventorySociety increasingly recognizes the vital role of the world’s forests and wise management of this resource. Forests are seen as renewable resources for supplies of wood and fibre products, chemical feedstocks and biofuels, as habitats for maintenance of biodiversity, as important sites for carbon sinks and